diff --git a/plat/qemu/include/platform_def.h b/plat/qemu/include/platform_def.h
index 21492b40e399801180b0316653906f6f0d336225..d7f77cc78d77ca2825b57a9205561bd073aefe66 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/qemu/include/platform_def.h
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 #define PLAT_QEMU_FIP_MAX_SIZE		QEMU_FLASH0_SIZE
 
 #define DEVICE0_BASE			0x08000000
-#define DEVICE0_SIZE			0x00021000
+#define DEVICE0_SIZE			0x01000000
 #define DEVICE1_BASE			0x09000000
 #define DEVICE1_SIZE			0x00041000
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
 #define GICD_BASE			0x8000000
 #define GICC_BASE			0x8010000
-#define GICR_BASE			0
+#define GICR_BASE			0x80A0000
 
 
 #define QEMU_IRQ_SEC_SGI_0		8
diff --git a/plat/qemu/platform.mk b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
index 2619587a38bf3fa67a0385e2cf532cbfcaabbfe0..6b9749c79a1d05260fd9bc1fd09c3c5da5fd2230 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+# Use the GICv2 driver on QEMU by default
+QEMU_USE_GIC_DRIVER	:= QEMU_GICV2
+
 ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MAJOR},7)
 # ARMv7 Qemu support in trusted firmware expects the Cortex-A15 model.
 # Qemu Cortex-A15 model does not implement the virtualization extension.
@@ -120,12 +123,26 @@ ifeq ($(add-lib-optee),yes)
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	lib/optee/optee_utils.c
 endif
 
-QEMU_GIC_SOURCES	:=	drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_helpers.c	\
+QEMU_GICV2_SOURCES	:=	drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_helpers.c	\
 				drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_main.c		\
 				drivers/arm/gic/common/gic_common.c	\
 				plat/common/plat_gicv2.c		\
 				plat/qemu/qemu_gicv2.c
 
+QEMU_GICV3_SOURCES	:=	drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_helpers.c	\
+				drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_main.c		\
+				drivers/arm/gic/common/gic_common.c	\
+				plat/common/plat_gicv3.c		\
+				plat/qemu/qemu_gicv3.c
+
+ifeq (${QEMU_USE_GIC_DRIVER}, QEMU_GICV2)
+QEMU_GIC_SOURCES	:=	${QEMU_GICV2_SOURCES}
+else ifeq (${QEMU_USE_GIC_DRIVER}, QEMU_GICV3)
+QEMU_GIC_SOURCES	:=	${QEMU_GICV3_SOURCES}
+else
+$(error "Incorrect GIC driver chosen for QEMU platform")
+endif
+
 ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MAJOR},8)
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	lib/cpus/aarch64/aem_generic.S		\
 				lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a53.S		\
diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu_gicv3.c b/plat/qemu/qemu_gicv3.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28572c5ef7fedca23eaccca86c7a594c5b66872a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu_gicv3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Linaro Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <drivers/arm/gicv3.h>
+#include <drivers/arm/gic_common.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+#include <plat/common/platform.h>
+
+static const interrupt_prop_t qemu_interrupt_props[] = {
+	PLATFORM_G1S_PROPS(INTR_GROUP1S),
+	PLATFORM_G0_PROPS(INTR_GROUP0)
+};
+
+static uintptr_t qemu_rdistif_base_addrs[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT];
+
+static unsigned int qemu_mpidr_to_core_pos(unsigned long mpidr)
+{
+	return (unsigned int)plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(mpidr);
+}
+
+static const gicv3_driver_data_t qemu_gicv3_driver_data = {
+	.gicd_base = GICD_BASE,
+	.gicr_base = GICR_BASE,
+	.interrupt_props = qemu_interrupt_props,
+	.interrupt_props_num = ARRAY_SIZE(qemu_interrupt_props),
+	.rdistif_num = PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT,
+	.rdistif_base_addrs = qemu_rdistif_base_addrs,
+	.mpidr_to_core_pos = qemu_mpidr_to_core_pos
+};
+
+void plat_qemu_gic_init(void)
+{
+	gicv3_driver_init(&qemu_gicv3_driver_data);
+	gicv3_distif_init();
+	gicv3_rdistif_init(plat_my_core_pos());
+	gicv3_cpuif_enable(plat_my_core_pos());
+}
+
+void qemu_pwr_gic_on_finish(void)
+{
+	gicv3_rdistif_init(plat_my_core_pos());
+	gicv3_cpuif_enable(plat_my_core_pos());
+}